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Heavy rains have lashed China's southern and eastern regions for the last four days and will continue to fall between the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and the Yangtze River area for the next two days, the 中国气象局said.
As of yesterday, powerful downpours had afflicted seven cities, home to a total of 1.5 million people, in Guangdong province. The rainstorms destroyed at least 1,532 houses and forced 156 factories to suspend operations.
Also as of yesterday, 368 landslides had taken place in Xinyi, of western Guangdong, killing one person.
In addition, 22 counties in Jiangxi province had experienced heavy rains since Sunday, affecting 410,000 people and displacing 3,305.
Huangshan, in Anhui province, raised its alert level to orange, as rainstorms had affected 520,000 people for four days straight, 新华通讯社reported.
In Lingyun county, near Baise, in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, floods caused by continuous rainfall have 淹没 more than 700 公顷农田. Water was 齐膝深or higher on the county's main streets.
Another powerful downpour is forecast to lash southern China on Thursday, CMA forecast.
CMA has issued 橙色暴雨预警 in the provinces of Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui and Zhejiang.
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
Xinhua News Agency
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